Fastener inserting machine



April 24, 1945. s. l.. GooKlN FASTENER -INSERTING MACHIIVIE Filed May 23,. 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l HMM pril 24, 1945. 5, L G00K|N 2,374,345

FAS TENER INSERTING MACHINE Filed May 23, 1942 2 Sheets-Shea?I 2 FLE The upper portion of the raceway frame provides a flat inclined plate of circular plan on which a cylindrical shell 36 is mounted to form a hopper, the plate 35 constituting the bottom wall of the hopper. Lugs 31 formed on the shell provide for securing the latter to the plate 35. An opening is cut in the side wallof the shell to receive the upper end of a detachable raceway 40 and the mid portion Vof `this opening vis extended heightwise to provide an emission port; 4I only wide enough to permit the barrel of an eyelet to i without encountering a pusher'42 Vwhichremains. slightly above its path of travel. The eyelet inp The screw threads 56 and 63 are of opposite pitch or lead although it would be within the scope of the broad principles of such a mounting to omit the thread 53 and the corresponding thread of the socket 64. The essential consideration with respect to the connection between the cam and the stem is that the cam may be adjusted length- Wise oi' its axis in consequence of imparting rotational adjustment to the4 stem. lNevertheless, when the shank portion 52 and the socket 64 are provided with threads opposed to the thread 6u their adjusting eil'ect supplements that of the thread 5u to shift the cam. If the shank 62 and the socket 64 be not provided with screw threads dicated at 43 has been emitted from the hopper and may continue its downward travel-in the the stem need only be capable of being rotated in "the socket, secured against accidental rotation, and maintained against axial movement to the right while undergoing rotational adjustment.

raceway, but in the event that an eyelet such asl-f` that indicated at 44 is stacked upon the barrel of another eyelet itwill encounter the' pusher 42 and bothfof these eyeletswill be arrested-by the pusher while obstructing the port 4I. A short movement of the pusher Vinto the hopper will repel both of the nested eyelets from the port.

The pusher 42 isailixed 'to an arm 45 and the latter is provided with an operating arm `48, the two 'arms being connected by a rock-shaft 46 arranged vto turn in a boss 41-formed on 'the plate 35. The arm 48'receives motion froml a lever 50to which itis connected by a link 49. The lever 50is secured to the stem 5I of a brush 52 by which the veyelets may be fedtoward the emission port 4I. V'1he`lever'5ll receives motion from the bell-crank 24to which it is connected by alink 53. The'pusher'42 and the brush 52 are thus operated whenever the'treadle 21 is depressed and are so"relate^d"th'at as the pusher repels the nested eyelets into'th'e path of the brush,"the latter `'carries them out of linewith the port 4I andmay, at the same time, separate them. While these results are beingaccomplished'an-J other portion "ofthe brush may carry anindividual eyelet to the port.

The rac'eway 40 is secured tothe frame 20 vby screws" 53 and maybe 'detached therefrom to permit another 'racewa'y' to beV substituted for it. Thef'rame 2U and' the 'supporting bracket I9are connected bya pivot'pin54 'about which the raceway unit may'oscillate.` A spring-pressed follower 55 arranged in a socketin the bracket`I9 bears against thev frame Zllto move the delivery end of the raceway 'into the path of the'tool I2. A roll 56 carried by the frame 2U is 'thus main-A tained against a face cam 51 'which receives oscillatory motion from the' bellcrank 24 through the medium of a rod 58.

The invention includes 'improved `means for mounting the cam 51 andproviding axial adjustment thereof forthe purpose of insuring accurate cooperation 'of the' delivery end of the lraceway with the spin'dle |41 As shown in Fig'. 4 the'hub ofthe cam Vis provided'with an 'internalscrew thread that cooperates with a crres'pondingscrew thread 6I) formed 'on'eastud or stein 5I.' The shank 62 of this'stem is provided with a'screw thread 63 'and is screwed into' a t'appedsoc'kt 84 The screw connection between the cam and the stem constitutes a thrust bearing and avoids the need-of othermeans l-to maintain these parts in assembled relation. Onlya face cam is capable of utilizing' the benets of thistype of mounting. The -inclinedportion 61 of the cam 51 (Fig. 5) does not takefefiect until the-spindle `I4 has entered an eyelet Afarenough to insurethat thef eyelet will remainthereon when the -racewayA is retracted fromV the path of the tool I2. s To insure t the necessary lagin the timing of the return strokes of the raceway with respect to the'retu'rn strokes of the tool |2, therod 58 (Fig. 'D-and the bell crank 24 are connected bya lost-motion connection. yForthis purpose the stud 25extends' f through a-slot 68 in a connecting piece 69 screwed receive' 4the 'clamping screw wisey adjustment'to rectify its relation to4 the spindle I4, such adjustment-may be obtained byA slightA angular motion of the'bracket- I9 about the" axis of the-stud' I8. lWhen this adjustmentfhas` been obtained, the bracket may be clamped against-anat -face 1I'Ivof the frame I0 by a screw 1I. -Anoversize hole 12 formed in the bracket'to Vaffords a. sufficient range of 1 adjustment; -Considering the direction of turning movementof the cam (indicatedby an'arrow in'Fig.- l') Vvre# quiredto'displace the raceway from the path 'of the tool I2,' the thread Band'the corresponding thread in the-camare left-hand. Consequently,J the camA itself--receives af component oi movement in the'same direction as the delivery end -ofJ the raceway; and to' this fextent "it accelerates -the eiect -of the Iinclined 'portion' 61offthe cam andspermits that portion to be less steep than it would otherwise have to be to clear the patnof the tool.

yWhen the treadlel is depressed the spindle I4 immediatelyenters an eyelet,the inclined portion 610i thecamdFig; 5)- next displaces the' roll 56 to the -leftythereby retracting the racewayfand the tool'I 2 inserts and clenches the eyelet. When the bellcrank 24 starts it's'return stroke' the pin 25 carried thereby moves a short distance in the s1ot`f58` (Figli) before engaging the screw 10.the lostmotion thus provided producing a. lag-in the return motion'of the cam 51,` but when the spindle I4vv has -risen far-'enough to clear the eyelet then atrthe delivery end ofthe-raceway theinclined portion 61 of the cam, nowle'ngaging thefroll 58; is kicked ahead Iby the pressure' 'o'f' thel roll derived fromlthe follower 55 -(Fig. 2l.'j At'tliis' stage the cam completes the return stroke of the rod 58 and restores the lost motion elements to their initial relation shown in Fig. 1.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A fastener-inserting machine comprising a plunger, a fastener-inserting tool carried thereby, means for operating the plunger, a raceway movable to and from the path of said tool, a face cam for displacing the raceway from said path, a stationary pivot on Which said cam is mounted, and means for oscillating the cam about said pivot, the cam and the pivot having cooperative screw threads constituting a thrust bearing.

2. A fastener-inserting machine comprising a plunger, a fastener-inserting tool carried thereby, means for operating the plunger, a raceway movable to and from the path of said tool, a face cam for displacing the raceway from said path, a pivot on which said cam is mounted, a frame member having a socket in which a portion of Said pivot has a bearing and is adjustable, means for securing the pivot to said frame member in various positions of adjustment, and means for oscillating said cam about said pivot, the cam and the pivot having cooperative screw threads constituting a thrust bearing.

3. A fastener-insering machine comprising a plunger, a fastener-inserting tool carried thereby, means for operating the plunger, a raceway movable to and from the path of said tool, a face cam for displacing the raceway from said path, a pivot on which said cam is mounted, a frame member A means for oscillating the cam about said pivot, the cam and the pivot having cooperative surfaces arranged to produce, a component of axial movement of the cam.

5. An eyeleting machine comprising a eyeletinserting tool provided with a spindle, means for reciprocating said tool, a frame in which said elements are mounted, an eyelet raceway arranged to cooperate with said spindle, said frame having a socket, a stem'having a shank portion in said socket and a bearing portion projecting therefrom, friction means engaging said shank portion to hold the stem against accidental turning, and raceway operating mechanism including an oscillatory face cam arranged on the bearing portion of said stem, the cam and the stem having cooperative screw threads by which the cam may be adjusted axially in consequence of adjusting the stem rotationally.

6. An eyeleting machine comprising eyelet-inserting mechanism including a toggle and areciprocatory setting tool provided with a spindle, a frame in Whi-ch said mechanism is mounted and to which said toggle is connected by a stationary pivot stud, a supporting member detachably secured to saidframe `by saidl pivot stud, an oscillatory raceway for eyelets mounted on said supporting member and pivotally connected thereto, and means for operating said raceway, said supporting member being angularly adjustable about the axis of said stud to align the delivery end of the raceway with said spindle.

'7. An eyeleting machine comprising eyelet-inserting mechanism including a reciprocatory setting tool provided with a spindle, a frame in which said mechanism is mounted, an eyelet-raceway, a supporting bracket therefor, a pivot pin connecting the raceway and said bracket, means' by which said bracket is rigidly secured to a flat face of said frame parallel with the axis of said pivot pin, and mechanism for oscillating the raceway about said axis, said securing means including a pivot member at righ angles to and ine tersecting said flat face to afford Widthwise adjustment of the delivery end of the raceway.

SYLVESTER L. GOOKIN. 

